GRE Word List
PHOENIX
a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period
The meaning of the word phoenix is a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| repeal | to rescind or annul by authoritative act |
| admonish | to indicate duties or obligations to |
| condescend | to assume an air of superiority |
| pugnacity | having a quarrelsome or combative nature : truculent |
| exempt | free or released from some liability or requirement to which others are subject |
| impetuous | marked by impulsive vehemence or passion |
| irrevocable | not possible to revoke : unalterable |
| tablet | a flat slab or plaque suited for or bearing an inscription |
| intimate | marked by a warm friendship developing through long association |
| apparent | open to view : visible |